# E-Rate #270002970

Whiting City School District seeks scalable internet access and data transmission services

**Posted:** October 29, 2026
**Respond By:** November 26, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002970
**NAICS:** 517311

The School City of Whiting is seeking scalable, high-capacity internet and data transmission service for its Whiting High School head-end and six eligible entities.
- **Government buyer:** School City of Whiting (also identified as Whiting City School District), Lake County, Indiana. The request identifies the Office of Josh Craig, Director of Technology and Data Reporting.
- **Services requested:** Symmetrical internet access with guaranteed throughput, starting at 1 Gbps and scalable to 5 Gbps. The service is for the head-end at Whiting High School and supports six eligible entities.
- **IP addresses:** Approximately 62 public IPv4 addresses, with pricing for additional addresses; optional pricing for an equivalent number of IPv6 addresses is requested.
- **Installation and handoff:** Installation and initial configuration are required. Proposals should describe provider-owned handoff equipment; copper handoff is requested at or below 1 Gbps and fiber above 1 Gbps. Identify any installation or special construction costs separately.
- **Service levels and options:** Address network availability (minimum stated effort of 99.99% per circuit), packet loss, latency, jitter, 24/7/365 trouble reporting, two-hour diagnosis, and temporary or permanent repair within four hours. Describe optional resilience, basic firewall, and DDoS protection, and provide monthly and annual service reporting.
- **Pricing and contract requirements:** Provide laddered bandwidth pricing in 500 Mbps increments and disclose recurring and nonrecurring charges. The requested term is three years, with up to two voluntary one-year extensions; automatic renewal is not acceptable. The procurement depends on E-Rate funding, and the provider must support E-Rate discounted invoicing.
- **OEMs and named service providers:** No OEM, product model, or service-provider vendor is specified. Josh Craig is identified as the District contact, not as a vendor.

### Description

The School City of Whiting seeks Internet Access and Data Transmission Services beginning July 1, 2027. The requested service is symmetrical bandwidth of 1 Gbps, scalable to 5 Gbps, with guaranteed throughput to the applicant’s head-end at Whiting High School and approximately 62 public IPv4 addresses. The requested contract term is three years, with up to two optional voluntary one-year extensions; other terms may be considered. Bids must include pricing, a proposed service-level agreement, references, the bidder’s E-Rate SPIN number, and a sample contract, and are due by 1:00 PM Central Time on December 8, 2026.

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